United States v. Bruce
24 F. Cas. 1279, 2 D.C. 95, 2 Cranch 95
CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia
DecidedDecember 15, 1813
StatusPublished
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Bluebook
United States v. Bruce, 24 F. Cas. 1279, 2 D.C. 95, 2 Cranch 95 (circtddc 1813).
Opinion
was of opinion, that as between the master and slave, the 'informal paper, with actual manumission, was valid, and that the defendant could not be convicted as a slave under the Act of Assembly.
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24 F. Cas. 1279, 2 D.C. 95, 2 Cranch 95, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-bruce-circtddc-1813.